Croatian Defense Council

Croatian Defense Council (HVO) was the official military formation of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia, existing from 8 April 1992 to 1 December 1995. The HVO originally allied with the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina against the Republika Srpska during the Bosnian War, but it later sided against the ARBiH and the Croatian Defense Forces, killing its leaders in a bombing. In December 1995, the HVO was incorporated into the ARBiH as a regiment of the army of Bosnia and Herzegovina.